as tight as a tick

(as) tight as a tick

1. mod. very tight. The windows were closed—tight as a tick—to keep the cold out.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (An elaboration of tight.) The host got tight as a tick and fell in the pool.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruthie	ROOTH-ee	English
Launce	-	Literature
Adolf	['ædɔlf]
Dodson	['dɔdsn]
Bryon	BRIE-ən	English
Balbina	bahl-BEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman